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Sailing On

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The most interesting responses to my Blog cross my desk. They seem to come primarily either from the Poor or the Wealthy, the Religious or the Secular, or the Far Left or Far Right. I don’t get too many from middle compromise points tucked somewhere comfortably in between. A recent writer kindly informs me that… continue reading »

Beyond Bias About Obama

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An old friend of mine is an extremely diehard Conservative. He gets all his news either from TV or Talk Radio. Since 95% of talk radio is Conservative, his primary viewpoint is limited to this particular ideology. The last time he read an article in a journal, such as The New Yorker, The Nation, or… continue reading »

Who’s Really Running The Show?

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Obama’s highest Gallup Poll rating has been 69%. His most recent rating is 42%. Congress’s current rating is 13%. Obama’s rating is 3.23 times larger than Congress’s. No comparable rating exists for the five Corporations owning 90% of all media: Time-Warner, Disney, News Corporation, Viacom, and Bertelsmann. While American voters vainly battle one another over… continue reading »

Female Praise and Blame

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Anyone who’s read my Blogs knows I admire the positive accomplishments women have gradually been able to confirm to misogynous men. However, one prominent female journalist is, I believe, an exception. Ms. Jennifer Rubin is an avowed Conservative Editorial writer for the Washington Post. She is less Conservative in my opinion than Radically Rightist Radical…. continue reading »

Beyond Liberal and Conservative Biases

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For those of you who recognize that in any practical sense the terms Liberal and Conservative have precisely zero ability to positively impact your personal financial lives, I have a suggestion for you. It’s for you who in today’s shorthand Blog world can still read more than one or two paragraphs before your eyes glaze… continue reading »